The scene: A searchlight scanning the skies guided partygoers to the packed restaurant as many of the celebrities pulled up to the curb in Audi's flagship sedan. Inside, people packed the bar, crowded onto sofas and spilled onto the tented patio.

The conversations: Waltz told Schreiber and Watts -- seated together in a corner sofa -- that Amy Adams, his “Big Eyes” costar is “extraordinary.”

Schreiber described his show, “Ray Donovan,” as dark. He's even used a cellphone while driving, I noted. “Ray does a lot of illegal things," said the actor, who is nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance on the TV series. "Talking on the cellphone is the least of them.”